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[Android Apps and Games] GabbyWC:
I've been using AdClear on my Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K over the past few weeks. It generally works well but I have noticed an issue when AdClear blocks ads in the Fox News app. It prevents the live and on demand video streams from loading. Can this be resolved in the next update? AdClear should also be tested with the CBS News app which experiences problems when video ads are blocked.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Hey Gabby! This is something we've been looking into for a while. Most of the major networks do a bunch of VAST redirects that require surgery to block while letting video play. Since this occurs on Fox Sports, I assume it's the same problem you're experiencing with Fox News. I'll take another look at it. Worst case scenario, we'll let ads play.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Does it ever say something about needing Play Services?
[Android Apps and Games] bjacker:
video ads

i cant believe no one has made a program to find and delete this PROBLEM!! googling tells me its fairly common!! :(
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Malware (or malvertising) is a pretty bad problem on Android. They have gotten better at cracking down on it, but as a user, the options to fix it are pretty limited.
[Android Apps and Games] davwil24:
application parfaite merci

note 9 version sm-n960F version android 9 no root
[Android Apps and Games] SleepingTreeBear:
Assume not compatible with Android Q yet? Crashes on launch (Pixel 2 running latest Android Q Beta)
[Android Apps and Games] sdamark:
Up and running on the Pixel 3xl. I'm on Q beta, without issues.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Merci beaucoup! :):)
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Yeah, you might run into some stability issues as we poke around in Q. It should be compatible, though.

From my testing, I've had some immediate crashes, but reinstalling helped.
[Android Apps and Games] reikar:
I have some problems with 9.6.0.563-ga version updated this morning.

Foreca weather app gets a network unavailable error when launching. Reported it through feedback also.

After tapping ok on the error it might come again but after few tries of refreshing it starts working again. No problem when Adclear is disabled.

EDIT: Also some problems opening web pages with Chrome, it said:

This site can’t be reached

The connection was reset.

Try:

Checking the connection

ERR_CONNECTION_RESET
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Thanks for letting us know. It could be that we're blocking something in Foreca. I'll take a look. You might want to try disabling H2 support in AdClear settings. That should fix the browser problem.
[Android Apps and Games] reikar:
Thanks.

But turned off H2 support, still same on the browser.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Oh, okay. I'll take a look at your logs and see what's happening. The only other troubleshooting step I can think of in the meantime would be to reinstall the certificate used in HTTPS Filtering.
[Android Apps and Games] reikar:
Tried this. Still same. Occasionally I get SSL related error on Chrome.
[Android Apps and Games] mahercs:
I know the app has shown up as using battery, and I've seen the explanation for it. However, it's never been a problem for me, as it's always showed up with very minimal battery consumption. But, with this update I got last night, my battery is draining very quickly today with normal usage. When I checked why, AdClear was at the top of the list with almost 40% usage! That's not normal. Can I be the only one seeing this? I'm on a Google Pixel 2 XL, Android 9.0, with app version 9.6.0.563-ga
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
We've gotten a few reports of this and are investigating. If we find a cause we may push a hotfix. If you don't mind, could you send us a Battery Report through the app under Settings > More? I'll let our developers know right away.
[Android Apps and Games] mahercs:
Will do it now. Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Thank you very much for sending that in. We've made a ticket and should have an answer in the next few days, at the latest.
[Android Apps and Games] mahercs:
In the meantime, is there any way I can get the previous build? This is crazy. My phone won't last a day the way it's going.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
You can find our prior releases on our GitHub page: https://github.com/SEVENNetworks/AdClear/releases
[Android Apps and Games] fazi78:
Have exactly the same issue from few days.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVENDev:
We believe we have fixed this issue in our latest beta release. It would be great to get your feedback on that version. If you are interested you can find it on our GitHub at https://github.com/SEVENNetworks/AdClear/releases/tag/v9.6.1.564-beta
[Android Apps and Games] mahercs:
Will do
[Android Apps and Games] Bogazicili90:
I had been using AdClear for over 4-5 months on LG G4 and I thought my LG's battery is DEAD because I was unplugging the battery at 7 am every morning and my battery was being empty at around 3 pm generally. After I bought my new Xiaomi Mi 8 I uninstalled many of the apps from LG G4 and moved all my things to Mi 8. I left G4 open with a fully charged battery on my desk without a SİM Card and internet connection and unbelievably LG G4's battery lasted about 80 hours up remaining 38% battery. Adclear was not on the phone.

And for about 20 days I was using Mi 8 without Adclear activated and my screen on time was around 7 hours and on a normal usage the battery lasts about 1.5 to 2 days. In a heavy usage it lasts 1 days. Yesterday, I fully charged my phone while AdClear was active and unplugged it. Unfortunately the battery was drained terribly. It gave only 2.5 hours screen on time and on a very rare usage it only lasted around 20 hours waiting time. When I checked battery consumption settings AdClear was on the top with a 39% of battery usage. I know that you are saying other apps' consumption is assumed to be used by AdClear but it is still not normal that being such a drain. Today I will use the phone without activating AdClear and I will write here again with a screenshot of battery usage.

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Read my comment. We have almost the same problem.
[Android Apps and Games] mahercs:
So far, so good. Haven't seen anything major since the beta install this afternoon. I'll keep you posted if anything changes
[Android Apps and Games] el_easy:
Do we really need to add a password to install this app what for? the app keeping stopping even though I disable lock screen..
[Android Apps and Games] Bogazicili90:
Today I'm using my Mi 8 without activating AdClear and the time is 15.20. [IMG="Screen On time For Now and Battery Consumption"]https://hizliresim.com/XMalr6[/IMG]

[IMG="Click The link."]https://hizliresim.com/XMalr6[/IMG]

As You can see 4.5 hours and still 49% battery. Even with a heavy usage I can probably get 7-8 hours of screen on time.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVENDev:
What version are you using? We believe we have fixed the battery issues caused by our 9.6.0 release based on our internal testing but we are currently getting mixed feedback from our latest beta. Can you give that a try and let us know if it solves the issue? https://github.com/SEVENNetworks/AdClear/releases/tag/v9.6.1.564-beta

We are hoping to get these issues solved ASAP. If anyone finds beta is not solving their issue please let us know and feel free to fall back to 9.5.4 at https://github.com/SEVENNetworks/AdClear/releases/tag/v9.5.4.538-ga

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This is great to hear. Thanks for following up.

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Thanks for letting us know. We have heard this reported once before in the past but were unable to confirm on our end. I created a ticket for it at https://github.com/SEVENNetworks/AdClear/issues/69. What version of AdClear were you using?
[Android Apps and Games] Zaxx32:
No real issues here. Luv this fking app...just one question. What's the easiest/simplest way to force an update? Or must I wait til it decides to do it?

FAQ: When a new version of AdClear is released, it will be automatically downloaded the next time your device is idle while connected to Wi-Fi, or you can select 'Download Now' on the home screen to download the update immediately.

I'm connected to my wifi, phone is idle and I know there's a stable update but there's no 'Download Now' anywhere on the home screen or anywhere else.

Feature suggestion: In the 'About' section, add a 'Check for update now!' link in 'AdClear' red...maybe have 'Now' in caps. If no update avail, just leave link dead or 'Chk later.'
[Android Apps and Games] el_easy:
AdClear v9.6.1.564-beta
[Android Apps and Games] Zaxx32:
Mk...didn't realize 9.6.1 was still beta. I was misinformed. My bad...
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Yeah, we got rid of the update check on the home screen in order to free up screen space. We actually moved this to the About screen. If you go to Release Notes, it will open a dialog where you have the option to check for updates.
[Android Apps and Games] LoneTempest:
Hey y'all, this app doesn't block ads in showbox like adguard does.

Is there a certain setting I can adjust to make this occur?
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
I'm actually taking a look at it at the moment! We had another report recently. I'll update you when I'm finished.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Which version of Showbox are you using?
[Android Apps and Games] LoneTempest:
The most recent one, version 5.3
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Cool. I've pushed a few filters that seem to get rid of everything, but there are still 5 seconds of waiting to close a frame where an ad would be at the start of videos. Let me know if that helps.
[Android Apps and Games] LoneTempest:
Thank you!!!

It's working perfectly ?
[Android Apps and Games] LoneTempest:
Bad news mate... The ads are back
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Hey! Funnily enough, the changes I made weren't actually public yet. They should be at some point today. Sorry, we had an issue with Gitlab that we didn't notice.
[Android Apps and Games] LoneTempest:
Don't apologize, I have no idea how you do what you do ?. Thank you so much, you're a lifesaver
[Android Apps and Games] Kevro_86:
Hi,

I have been having a very difficult time finding the downloads for the past few versions of AdClear for my T-Mobile Note 9. Latest I have installed is 9.6.1.564 beta. Updates used to be a very smooth, simple process. Anyone else notice similar issues?

Thanks, Kev
[Android Apps and Games] Zaxx32:
Go to Settings > About > Release Notes > Check for updates... Hope this helps!
[Android Apps and Games] royal_eagle:
I can't download the last update even if i have the notification for it, nothing happen when i click on download, any idea?does any one have the same or got the same in the past?
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
This is a bug we caught in testing that we're trying to fix. What Zaxx32 said was right. You can update from going Settings > About > Release Notes > Check for updates. It will give you a dialog to install rather than a notification.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
As Zaxx32 said, we moved the updates to the About section (and notifications/dialogs) in order to get more screen space on the home screen. For an alternate source of releases, you can check our GitHub page for both beta and GA: https://github.com/SEVENNetworks/AdClear/releases
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Hope it worked! I'll run some tests today to see if anything changed from going public.
[Android Apps and Games] royal_eagle:
Yeah i did that as well but it's not working, i have an error message:''an error has occured'' that's it, any idea how to solve it?
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
After I sent that message we found out we're having server trouble on our end. Sorry about that. You can find the latest releases for beta and GA on our GitHub for the time being: https://github.com/SEVENNetworks/AdClear/releases

Edit: The download link in XDA should work too.
[Android Apps and Games] royal_eagle:
Ok got it now, thank you so much for your work and effort
[Android Apps and Games] Brandon1234567:
Cannot seem to enable it on Huawei
[Android Apps and Games] Zaxx32:
Heh...I was bragging on AdClear's ability to block encrypted ads to a friend of mine who runs AdGuard....That huge bust on google play, 238 apps with 440 million installs, bombards people with ads using encryption as one of it's methods..
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Hey Brandon,

What happens when you try to? Do you get a message?
[Android Apps and Games] Brandon1234567:
Works now I forgot to update you guys
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Good to hear. Sometimes this can be a different VPN, network change, or something like that.
[Android Apps and Games] Saswata Chakraborty:
I am currently using Adguard Premium which removes all the dead/blank/grey space after removing ads (as if the ads were never there). This is something I didn't find on any other popular adblockers such as Adaway, Adblocker Reborn, Blokada, DNS66 etc. Does AdClear have this feature??
[Android Apps and Games] travis75:
Hello. Why is it not possible to block ads from the official twitter app?
[Android Apps and Games] top222top:
Block in a custom filter

Hello, can be add in black list filter, such ?:

example com###photo

example com###video

example com###articles

example com##.ctrl-buttons
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Hey, I just responded to you on our forum, but I'll post here as well:

"Hi, yes, you can use generic element hiding filters in AdClear with that syntax. This is located under Settings > Ad Blocking > User Filters. Add the filter in the BLOCK list."
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Yes, AdClear does element removal. We have no way to compare ourselves to competitors with it, but for the bulk of applications, we remove both the ad and the container that it is displayed in.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
We haven't taken a look at Twitter in a bit, though I personally saw they've been dialing up their ads. Previously, their ads were indistinguishable from other tweets, but that may have changed. I'll take a look and see if there's anything we can do. :good:
[Android Apps and Games] mel2000:
AdClear leaves blank gray spaces for some banner ads. Still, I never see full-sized ads.
[Android Apps and Games] AhamB:
Sorry if this has been covered already, but I wasn't able to find the answer -- what would be the reason why I'm not able to install the latest APK? I keep getting a parse error. (Of course, installing apps from unknown sources is enabled.)

Did compatibility with Android 4 (I'm running 4.4.2) break with the last big update? Is there anything I can do, or should I just find a previous version and stay on that?
[Android Apps and Games] vietnux:
it clear ads of facebook, google or all?:good:
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Unfortunately yes, a few updates back, we had to end support for Android 5.0 and lower. This was due to networking issues as well as external libraries/tools we use basically forcing us to.

Yes, you can still use a previous version before the update, though. This is (I believe) or last update before we removed support. The good news is that you'll still get updates we make to ad blocking, so you should still get the ad blocking you expect. :good:

Thanks again for using AdClear!
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
We block ads in all apps!
[Android Apps and Games] AhamB:
Thanks for the info and the linking me up with the last version that should work for me! I'll try it out.

Keep up the good work with this app! :highfive:

Edit: It works. Regarding the ad blocking updates: do those come get applied independently from the app updates (i.e. I should ignore update notifications in the app)?
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Just now saw your edit. Yes, they come independently. Typically you sync to easylist updates once a day automatically through AdClear, but you can manually do it by going to Settings > Ad Blocking > Additional Filters and pulling down as if you were refreshing a browser page.
[Android Apps and Games] mahercs:
[MENTION=7253675]SEVEN_AdClear[/MENTION] I noticed I can't select ad blocking for Textra in the AdClear app list. They have an ad that appears at the top of the conversation list that takes a second to appear, and it shifts everything down. Sometimes, it causes me to click on the wrong name and sending a text to the wrong person can sometimes be a problem [emoji6]. I searched this thread for comments, but I only found one from September 2017, and there was no solution. Is there a way to make AdClear work for this app?
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
We bypass messaging apps from AdClear for a few reasons.

Some messaging apps just do not like Android's VPN at all. Some have their ads so tied into the functionality that AdClear delays incoming/outgoing messages. Some would require us to ask for pretty scary permissions in order to block. So for messaging to work, as well as privacy, we made the decision to bypass these apps from ad blocking. We're always innovating, though, so if we find a good way to block them, we will.

Sorry for the inconvenience. That sounds like a really annoying ad.
[Android Apps and Games] mahercs:
Well, it's not a huge deal, but thanks for the reply.

In the last few weeks, however, I've noticed two apps that have constantly been giving me errors that they can't connect to the servers. I reached out to the developers, and one of the devs suggested that I turn off my VPN. I don't know if he knew or was just making a suggestion, but I started thinking about it. I turned off AdClear, and both apps seem to be working now. The two apps are Yahoo Fantasy Sports and Words With Friends 2. Any thoughts on this? Would AdClear somehow interfere with them?

Update: I turned off ad blocking for the two apps and that seemed to solve my problem. If you can manage to block the ads for Yahoo without causing connection issues, that would be awesome! (I already have the ad free version of WWF, so I may have turned AdClear on inadvertently)
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
I actually took a look at Words With Friends 2 from that report. I wrote a filter a few months ago and thought it might be causing problems, but I was able to play online without an issue. I'll take another look on a different Pixel. We were having issues in Yahoo's mobile site a few months ago. We might have made a fix that broke their apps by accident. I'll look at that, too. :good:

AdClear could definitely interfere with both apps. Well, not AdClear, but the easylist filters. These get updated a lot, so sometimes something can get added that we have to go in and fix. Sorry again for the inconvenience.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Thank you very much!
[Android Apps and Games] fedz14:
It's a great app
[Android Apps and Games] skrippi:
Result of testing AdClear

Dear Seven-Devs,

I have tried many AdBlockers in the past. Last one was Blokada. No one managed to block the ads from https://ads-blocker.com/testing/ but AdClear does.

Sadly the blocked ads don't totally disappear but turn into grey squares. How can that be removed?

Greez, skrippi
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Thanks for the kind words!

Removing the grey squares is a case-by-case thing for browsers. With each report of new ads from users, I try my best to remove the box when writing a filter to block it. With Android, you have to account for each different browser (especially Firefox. We're thrilled they're redoing it.). In apps, we're much better because ads typically follow a standard and structure.

We do have a few plans to improve this, though. We're always trying to innovate here. I should also say the ads-blocker site is one we purposefully don't remove the square on. We use it for a few of our internal tests, so it's nice to see a big square when you're quickly testing several phones at once. ;)

EDIT:Actually, I forgot to ask: are you using HTTPS Filtering? That will remove the square from that site if you have it turned on.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Much appreciated! Seeing AdClear help is what makes us happy!
[Android Apps and Games] skrippi:
Yes, I am using HTTPS Filtering and sadly no, it doesn't remove the square.

EDIT: Well that's funny. Yesterday it wouldn't go away. Now it works. Thanks a lot!
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
That's great to hear!
[Android Apps and Games] mahercs:
[MENTION=7253675]SEVEN_AdClear[/MENTION]

Is there a setting to automatically start the app after a restart? If so, I can't find it. I keep forgetting to activate the app manually until an ad pops up somewhere after a restart. If not, is that something you would consider adding as a user option?
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Yes, it's in Notification Settings. I know that's a bit puzzling, but we're going to be putting it elsewhere in settings here soon. It might take about 20-30 seconds after reboot in extreme cases depending on the phone. You'll see a specific notification for AdClear auto-connecting.
[Android Apps and Games] wuub:
Hi there.

I can't seem to be able to approve the EULA.

It opens the browser, I don't read it of course but scrolls all the way to the bottom.

But it doesn't switch back to the app and won't let me check the boxes in the app.

I'm on a Galaxy S10 Exynos, June update, and tried with both Chrome and Samsung internet, Adclear 9.7.1.619

I tried the split screen to see what was going on.

It's there but the site doesn't doesn't seem to send the fact that I "read" it.

I would think it's more a web issue than the app, but I thought you should know.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Thanks! This is something a developer just noticed. We're looking into it, but your info will definitely help. We are currently investigating the cause and will probably release a hotfix. Sorry for the inconvenience.
[Android Apps and Games] wuub:
No problem, let me know if/when you want me to try again.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Forgot to update you and say we released a hotfix last night! You should be able to get past the EULA/Privacy Policy now.

EDIT: Actually, we only released the fix for Dubbel. We're going through testing to make sure no bugs arise at the moment, then we'll release the AdClear hotfix.
[Android Apps and Games] wuub:
Seems to be working again, thanks a lot ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Hirs_E_Fruit:
Still have that bug, waiting to get it fixed....
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
The privacy policy bug? What phone/os? Try a fresh install from our site. That should hopefully do it.
[Android Apps and Games] Hirs_E_Fruit:
Homepage version doesn't work but the beta from GitHub ;)
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Sorry, I totally blanked about still being in Beta! Glad you found it.
[Android Apps and Games] wuub:
Just installed the new version.

What the new app sorting?

There is a logic I imagine but it looks like they are randomized ?
[Android Apps and Games] GabbyWC:
There's a serious bug with AdClear v9.8.0.670-ga which I have noticed on the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K. After restarting the device, AdClear does not remember which apps I disabled ad blocking for and it enables ad blocking for all apps in which it detects ads. This is very inconvenient with TV apps such as Fox News and CBS News that won't even load streams when ad blocking is enabled.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
I double checked this, and it isn't following the logic at all. It seems to be completely random. I've made a GitHub issue to track our progress: https://github.com/SEVENNetworks/AdClear/issues/78
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Thanks for letting us know! We just fixed a bug that has to do with ad blocking settings, so this might be a byproduct. I'm going to try to replicate today.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Just replicated. I've made an issue on GitHub to track the progress: https://github.com/SEVENNetworks/AdClear/issues/78

Thanks again!